What did you do to your Cherokee today?
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From: south bend indiana
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0 i six H.O.
Red Muck....In our 91 XJs we have the disconnect style front axle. Which disconnects the passenger side front wheel from the rest of the front drivetrain. When in 2HI, you're right, the front drive is disconnected from the TC. So, in stock form nothing in the front drive turns in 2HI except the passenger side front wheel and half shaft. On the driver's side the wheel, axle and spider gears, inside the carrier, all turn. The carrier and front drive shaft donnot. Now, when you screw things up by taking out the OEM spider gears and side gears and replace them with a "lunchbox" style locker, the carrier and front drive shaft turn right along with the driver's side front wheel while in 2HI, now. When I select 4HI or 4LO and lock my "homebrew" axle lock, the differential locker works as advertised. The front wheels remain locked together until going around a corner causes a difference in wheel speed. Then the locker unlocks allowing the turn to be made without tire skid.
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From: Oak Harbor, WA.
Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 liter RENIX I-6, DIY Cold Air Intake, 2.5 FM Exhaust, 3 Core Radiator
No worries, brother. That's why we're all here. All together, we're smarter than any one of us all alone. That is a sweet 91 you have, BTW!!
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Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Las Vegas, NV
Year: 1995
Engine: 4.0L
I just had an HID headlight kit installed on my XJ, they are 100x better than my stock sealed beams. I'm just gonna keep an eye out for some better housings. The projectors I got of ebay are okay, but there is so much more potential. It seems like they could be better focused to bring out their full potential, they have a pattern, but the pattern sort of glares at the top, it's hard to explain. Please, if somebody knows a really good housing to get that doesn't blind other drivers, please let me know!
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From: palm desert,ca
Year: 1987
Model: Wagoneer
Engine: 4.0
i replaced the cap, rotor, spark plugs and wires. then checked the o2 and got a funky reading so i replaced that too, also found out that the po doesnt know how to tighten an o2 sensor, it was hand tight. but before all that i seafomed that baby. runs better but not perfect yet. i did take her out for a little spin and broke my seat cause i gunned it and its never had power before, well my fat rump broke the seat this time, butt dyno works
Resident Pirate
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From: Orlando-Chickamauga
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
thought about selling mine, im going to college this fall(3.5 hours away), and to be honest it doesn't get good gas millage, its good for an xj but not that good......
Seasoned Member
Joined: Sep 2008
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Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Well, it's not so much what I did TO my XJ today, but rather what I did FOR my XJ today....
I cleared out my 10x10' storage unit today, and stuffed it all in a 5x7' storage unit...a savings of about $85 per month...
which I plan to spend on my XJ!
I cleared out my 10x10' storage unit today, and stuffed it all in a 5x7' storage unit...a savings of about $85 per month...
which I plan to spend on my XJ!
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Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Battle Creek, MI
Year: '92
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Tried to replace pinion and axle seals just find that the pinion bearing is shot...
The kicker is that I was doing this during a snow storm here in MI...
Oh well, screw it, time to take her to a shop...
The kicker is that I was doing this during a snow storm here in MI...
Oh well, screw it, time to take her to a shop...
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Joined: Dec 2008
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From: 25 Miles From Moab!
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I filled up for 28 bucks Ohh and went wheelin on another short trail. It was an unnamed trail on a unnamed mesa just above Moab. Pics were taken by me so no action shots.
And some of the view along the way...
Ohh and went wheelin on another short trail. It was an unnamed trail on a unnamed mesa just above Moab. Pics were taken by me so no action shots. And some of the view along the way...
